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States Prepare For 'Chaos' As Money Dries Up For Children's Health Insurance Program

In this May 23, 2017, photo, budget director Mick Mulvaney holds up a copy of President Donald Trump's proposed fiscal 2018 federal budget as he speaks to members of the media in the Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. His $4.1 trillion plan for the budget year beginning Oct. 1 generally proposed deep cuts in safety net programs, including Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
In this May 23, 2017, photo, budget director Mick Mulvaney holds up a copy of President Donald Trump's proposed fiscal 2018 federal budget as he speaks to members of the media in the Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. His $4.1 trillion plan for the budget year beginning Oct. 1 generally proposed deep cuts in safety net programs, including Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Virginia is among several states warning families that children may soon lose their health care coverage under the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

Money has been running out for CHIP since Congress failed to reauthorize federal funding for the program when it expired in September.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with Linda Nablo, chief deputy director at Virginia’s Department of Medical Assistance Services.

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